How to use my cable internet connection on RedHat 9.0?

[frankenstein]

I have setup linux 9 (redhat) and till now everything except for the audio seems okay. However, i can't find the settings where I need to enter the i/p address or anything related so that I can connect to the internet!?!

[the_unforgiven]

man ifconfig
For your cablenet connection, you'll probably need the Roaring Penguin's PPPoE client.
It should be there in RH9 by default. It's called rp-pppoe. There are many HOWTOs available on the internet that show how to configure it.
If you don't have it, get it from http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pengui...e_rp-pppoe.php

[wassy121]

rp-pppoe is for DSL only. It shouldn't work with cable internet providers. Cable internet (from the 4 or 5 companies I have dealt with) is a simple DHCP setup.

For RH 9, docs for setting this up are located here:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/l...ng-client.html

Best,

Samuel

[the_unforgiven]

rp-pppoe is for DSL only. It shouldn't work with cable internet providers. Cable internet (from the 4 or 5 companies I have dealt with) is a simple DHCP setup.

For RH 9, docs for setting this up are located here:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/l...ng-client.html

Best,

Samuel

In India, cable internet is also provided as PPP over Ethernet..
And rp-pppoe is applicable not only to DSL, but any other service that is provided as PPPoE - be it Internet access or VPN, anything.
PPPoE has its own RFCs - it's a matured standard.

[imdeemvp]

If you follow the internet configuration wizard from system setting it will be easy to figure it out.